Jack Barsky

Jack Barsky was recruited by the KGB and spent ten years as an undercover agent in the United States. He severed his relations with the KGB in 1988 and had a corporate career in information technology. He was captured by the FBI in 1997. In 2015, 60 Minutes ran a story on Barsky's life and undercover work. Barsky lives in Georgia with his wife, Shawna, and their daughter, Trinity.

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